Ball runway toy



15, 1950 WAGNER 2,519,207

BALL RUNWAY TOY Filed 001;. 5, 194a INVENTOR Hm 'Msum riff/M57 Patented Aug. 15, 1950 15125 orFicE- Bnnnmww ror Harry; Wagner, Brooklyn, NIY. Application fiiztobbfi, 19&6?SeriaFNoe'ZlTfMSE ((lla4fi 43-t invention rela'tes and -usefmri m movements in Morwspec'ifital trfe:present inventiomproposes n cteri' forwardly at n am abutment to an inclined be assigned to difiei'ent posi tioris to vary the angl'i of incli ati -of the shelf, means being provided for holding the vertical Wall in any adjusted position?- Fon further comprehensionon .the 'invention,

and of the objects and advantages thereof ref erence willabewhad to the following description and accompanying drawings'and'to the appended claims-'-'n which the various n'ovel features ofthe invention -are moreparticularly set for-Hi1 In the ao'companying di awing 'forming a 1 material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a toy constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side View of the other side of the toy.

Fig. 3 is a front view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the hinge pintle.

Fig. 5 is an end view of a hinge pintle locking plate.

The toy, according to this invention, is mounted on legs in and is substantially rectangular in shape. It has a runway II which has a portion llextended rearwardly for a suitable distance on a horizontal plane and which continues into a rear portion l l curved gradually upwardly, the runway being closed at the front end I2. The upper end of the rear portion ll of the runway continues into a forwardly extended top portion ll which overhangs the lower part of the rear upwardly curved portion ll Along the sides of the runway ii there are side walls IS. The upwardly curved portion li and the top portion ll of the runway H are supported by a frame l4 which extends upward from the rear ends of the side walls I 3. The runway is adapted to have balls I5, one being shown in Fig. 1, rolled along it.

A vertical wall I8 is connected to the frame M at the free end of the forwardly extended top portiomof 'tnezrunway: I l by as hinged connection, i, siandth'esadjacent portion 'havingzfinterfitting lugs 31 land orificed to receive a: hinge? pin n Fi'g; 4: The "111gS:' 3'|'; are" se cured to th'e pin for rotation-therewith by'rtransi versefpinszsdi: Thusithe: pin 3 3 1 rota-tes'rrelativ'e to 2 The' transverse pins-"34' fit in: slots th" hinge-:pin 33, .p'err'nitting? longitudinal movement tithe I hinge: pin: in th'ea:1ugs r 3 l'-32 handlers. stu'ds ii'Fadapte' dist; 39 securie e rolled up' the runwayil 'l to strik'e 'and f ll' u'pon the-shelf ZU -bHtthe playing with the to'y' -may b'e va-ried by varying the angular position of the wall l8 so as to vary the angle of inclination of the shelf 20. For example, when it is desired to increase this angle from the position shown in Fig. 1, the handle 36 is pulled axially outwardly, freeing the studs 3'! from the holes 38. The handle is then turned, swinging the wall l8 and the shelf 20. When the shelf 20 reaches the desired position, the handle 36 is pushed axially in a direction to push the studs 31 into the holes 38, looking the wall [8 in its new position.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In a toy having a runway along which balls are adapted to be rolled and comprising a lower horizontal portion, a rear upwardly curved portion and a forwardly extended top portion overhanging the lower part of the rear upwardly curved portion, a frame supporting the rear part of said rear upwardly curved portion and said top portion, a vertical wall depending from said frame at the free end of the forwardly extended top portion, a shelf attached to the bottom of said vertical wall and extended rearward beneath the forwardly extended top portion of the runway for receiving the balls after they have rolled the length of the runway, said vertical wall and said frame being formed with interfitting lugs defining a horizontal axis extended transversely of the runway, a hinge pin extended through said interfitting lugs and having a non-rotatable connection with the lugs of said vertical wall, and means for holding the hinge pin in various rotative positions relative to said lugs of said frame for holding said vertical wall and said shelf attached thereto in various angular positions relative to said frame.

2. In a toy having a runway along which balls are adapted to be rolled and comprising a lower horizontal portion, a rear upwardly curved portion and a forwardly extended top portion overhanging the lower part of the rear upwardly curved portion, a frame supporting the rear part of said rear upwardly curved portion and said top portion, a vertical wall depending from said frame at the free end of the forwardly extended top portion, a shelf attached to the bottom of said vertical wall and extended rearward beneath the forwardly extended top portion of the runway for receiving the balls after they have rolled the length of the runway, said vertical wall and saidframe being formed with interfitting lugs defining a horizontal axis extended transversely of the runway, a hinge pin extended through said interfitting lugs, means for holding the hinge pin in various rotative positions relative to said frame for holding said vertical wall and said shelf attached thereto in various angular positions relative to said frame, and pins engaged through the lugs of said vertical wall and said hinge pin non-rotatively connecting said vertical wall to said hinge pin.

3. In a toy having a runway along which balls are adapted to be rolled and comprising a lower horizontal portion, a rear upwardly curved portion and a forwardly extended top portion overhanging the lower part of the rear upwardly curved portion, a frame supporting the rear part of said rear upwardly curved portion and said top portion, a vertical wall depending from said frame at the free end of the forwardly extended top portion, a shelf attached to the bottom of said vertical wall and extended rearward beneath the forwardly extended top portion of the runway for receiving the balls after they have rolled the length of the runway, said vertical wall and said frame being formed with interfitting lugs defining a horizontal axis extended transversely of the runway, a hinge pin extended through said interfitting lugs, said hinge pin having a longitudinally slidable but non-rotative connection with the lugs of said vertical wall, and means for holding the hinge pin in various rotative positions relative to said lugs of said frame for holding said vertical wall and said shelf attached thereto in various angular positions relative to said frame, said holding means comprising a disc mounted on an extended end of said hinge pin, a disc mounted on the side of said frame concentric with the hinge pin and formed with a plurality of holes arranged concentrically about said hinge pin, and a plurality of complementarypins mounted on said first disc concentrically about said hinge pin and engaging the holes of said second disc for holding said hinge pin and said vertical wall against rotation, whereby said first disc may be manually moved in a direction to slide said hinge pin longitudinally, spacing said discs to disengage said complementary pins from said holes, and freeing said first disc and hinge pin to be rotated to adjust the angular position of said vertical wall and said shelf relative to said frame.

. HARRY WAGNER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,278,024 Rosenzweig Mar. 31, 1942 2,372,608 Shackleford Mar. 27, 1945 

